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NEW YORK (Bloomberg) — Josh Birnbaum, one of the traders who led Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s push into bets against sub-prime-mortgage bonds, has left the world's biggest securities firm and plans to form a $1 billion hedge fund.
Birnbaum, 35, confirm...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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The Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts was the setting for a book-launching event that was both unique and most enjoyable in that not just one book was put in circulation but three. And it was a celebration of the efforts of six school ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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NEW YORK — Girlfriends' getaways - where women travel with other women and leave the menfolk home are booming. And the phenomenon is not just about bachelorette parties or 20-somethings on spring break.
Women are taking knitting trips, adventure trip...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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Commuting by the Island every year in April and May are not only the graceful Humpback whales but also, soaring above them, the Shearwaters.
A pelagic bird, the Greater Shearwater has one of the longest migrations for any animal in the world.
By the ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) — The praise of Mariah Carey couldn't rescue Kristy Lee Cook (right) from elimination on "American Idol."
The 24-year-old resident country singer from Selma, Oregon, was the latest casualty as the Fox sing-off narrowed the competition t...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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Whitney Institute have been named as the overall winners of this year's West End Athletic Club (WEAC) Schools Track and Field Challenge.
Sponsored by Bank of Bermuda Foundation, the Challenge attracted more than 150 junior athletes who competed at th...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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Bermuda is not alone in its interest in the Brazilian reinsurance market.
Lloyd's of London plans to expand in Brazil and is in the process of making a formal application to be an admitted reinsurer in the South American country.
Its first representa...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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I'M predicting big things for Bermuda Hogges this season and I'll definitely be exchanging a few text messages with the likes of Mingy (Damon Ming) tonight to find out how they get on against Chartlotte Eagles.
The Hogges have made some quality signi...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street closed an erratic session mixed yesterday after an uneven batch of earnings reports made investors more cautious about buying stocks. Disappointing economic readings added to the market's uneasiness.
Investors were jittery...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (Bloomberg) - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines raised its round-trip fuel surcharge by as much as $20, the second fare increase in a week, to help blunt record costs.
United boosted the surcharge by $20 round trip in markets that alre...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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